Proverbs 24:16-22 in English

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

¹⁸ Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹⁷ If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.

¹⁸ For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.

²⁰ For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both?

^22a A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it.

^22b Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue.

^22c The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed:

^22d for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords,

^22e and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles.

^22f My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.

^22g For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

^22h God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.

²²ⁱ Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?

^22k For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.

^22l Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.

^22m Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die.

²²ⁿ Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

^22o lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

^22p Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.

^22q A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

^22r A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

^22s A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.

^22t A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw-teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹⁷ If your enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.

¹⁸ For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.

²⁰ For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yes, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; neither be thou envious at the wicked:

²⁰ For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?

¹⁶ Even if good people fall down seven/many times, they always stand/get up again, but when a disaster happens to wicked people, it ruins/destroys them.

¹⁷ Do not be happy when something bad happens to one of your enemies; do not rejoice when he stumbles and falls,

¹⁸ because Yahweh will know what you are thinking, and he will not like it, and as a result he will not punish that enemy of yours.

¹⁹ Do not become angry/upset about those who do what is evil, and do not SYN envy them,

²⁰ because nothing good will happen to wicked people; they are like a lamp that will soon be extinguished MET.

²¹ My child/son, revere Yahweh and also honor the king, and do not associate with people who want to rebel against either of them,

²² because those people will suddenly experience disasters; and no one knows RHQ what great disasters that God or the king can cause to happen to them.

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹⁷ If your enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.

¹⁸ For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.

²⁰ For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yes, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

¹⁷ Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

¹⁸ For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

¹⁹ Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

²⁰ For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

²¹ My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

²² For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

¹⁶ For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

¹⁸ lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:

²⁰ for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

¹⁶ For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.

¹⁷ When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:

¹⁸ Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly:

²⁰ For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.

²² For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?

¹⁶ Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.

¹⁷ Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,

¹⁸ otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.

¹⁹ Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,

²⁰ for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,

²² for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?

¹⁶ For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.

¹⁷ Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

¹⁸ Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

²⁰ For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.

²¹ My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

²² For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰ For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁸ Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men, Neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: And meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the ruin of them both?

¹⁶ For though the righteous were to fall seven times, he will rise up again; but the wicked shall stumble into misfortune.

¹⁷ At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice; and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad:

¹⁸ Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;

²⁰ For there will be no happy future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.

²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;

²² For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!

¹⁶ For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: But the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

¹⁷ If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, Neither be elated at his overthrow.

¹⁸ For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, And he will turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Rejoice not in evildoers, Neither be envious of sinners.

²⁰ For the evil man shall have no posterity: And the light of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear God and the king; And do not disobey either of them.

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, And who can know the vengeance inflicted by both?

^22a A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; For such a one has fully received it.

^22b Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; Yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue.

^22c The king’s tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; And whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed:

^22d For if his wrath should be provoked, He destroys men with cords,

^22e And devours men’s bones, And burns them up as a flame, So that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles.

^22f My son, reverence my words, And receive them, and repent. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.

^22g For I am the most simple of all men, And there is not in me the wisdom of men.

^22h God has taught me wisdom, And I know the knowledge of the holy.

²²ⁱ Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the winds in his bosom? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? What is his name? or what is the name of his children?

^22k For all the words of God are tried in the fire, And he defends those that reverence him.

^22l Add not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.

^22m Two things I ask of thee; Take not favor from me before I die.

²²ⁿ Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: And give me not wealth or poverty; But appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

^22o Lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? Or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

^22p Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.

^22q A wicked generation curse their father, And do not bless their mother.

^22r A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, But do not cleanse their way.

^22s A wicked generation have lofty eyes, And exalt themselves with their eyelids.

^22t A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, So as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, And the poor of them from among men.

¹⁶ For though the righteous fall seven times, yet shall he rise up again; But the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see, and it displease him, And he turn away his anger from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself on account of evil men, Neither be thou envious of the wicked;

²⁰ For there shall be no posterity to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king; And mingle not with them that are given to change!

²² For their calamity shall rise up suddenly, And their ruin, coming from them both, in a moment.

¹⁶ for a upright man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

¹⁸ lest Adonai see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp candle of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear Adonai and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both— who knows?

¹⁶ For the righteous person falls down seven times and rises again, but wicked people are brought down by calamity.

¹⁷ Do not celebrate when your enemy falls and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

¹⁸ or Yahweh will see and disapprove and turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Do not worry because of evildoers, and do not envy wicked people,

²⁰ for the evil person has no future and the lamp of wicked people will go out.

²¹ Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; do not associate with those who rebel against them,

²² for suddenly their disaster will come and who knows the extent of the destruction that will come from both of them?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it , and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men , neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰ For there shall be no reward to the evil man ; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁷ Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

¹⁸ lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;

²⁰ for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

¹⁶ For a just or rightwise man shall fall seven times in the day, and shall rise again; but wicked men shall fall into evil.

¹⁷ When thine enemy falleth, have thou not joy; and thine heart have not full out joying in his falling;

¹⁸ lest peradventure the Lord see, and it displease him, and he take away his ire or his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Strive thou not with the worst men, neither pursue or follow thou wicked men.

²⁰ For why evil men have not hope of things to come, and the lantern of wicked men shall be quenched.

²¹ My son, dread thou God, and the king; and be thou not meddled or mingled with backbiters.

²² For their perdition shall rise together suddenly, and who knoweth the fall of ever either?

¹⁶ For a just man shall fall seven times in the day, and shall rise again; but wicked men shall fall into evil. (For a righteous person shall fall seven times in a day, and shall rise up again each time; but the wicked shall fall into evil, and shall never get out of it.)

¹⁷ When thine enemy falleth, have thou not joy; and thine heart have not full out joying in his falling;

¹⁸ lest peradventure the Lord see, and it displease him, and he take away his ire from him.

¹⁹ Strive thou not with the worst men, neither follow thou wicked men. (Argue thou not with the wicked, nor follow thou the wicked.)

²⁰ For why evil men have not hope of things to come, and the lantern of wicked men shall be quenched. (For evil people have no hope in things to come, and the lantern of the wicked shall be quenched.)

²¹ My son, dread thou God, and the king; and be thou not meddled with backbiters. (My son, fear thou God or have thou reverence for God, and the king; and be thou not mixed in, or mingled, with backbiters.)

²² For their perdition shall rise together suddenly (or For their perdition shall suddenly rise up, or shall happen), and who knoweth the fall of ever either?

¹⁶ For seven times doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

¹⁷ In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

¹⁸ Lest Jehovah see, and it be evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

¹⁹ Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

²⁰ For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

²¹ Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

²² For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!